Unlocking Courage with Fear

In the increasingly complex and chaotic conditions of the modern economy, finding the courage to lead is no easy task. How do we lead when we are not sure? How do we act when the risks are huge? How do we take others with us when we know there is no way back?

In an article, first published in the September 2007 edition of the Journal of the UK Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Kate Cowie encourages leaders to think of fear, not as proof of their lack of courage, but as an opportunity to display it.